As Joe Uziel at the Tel Burna blog has given us the heads up, kudos to Amit Dagan, senior staff member of the Safi project and Area Supervisor of Area D, has just published his first article in a peer-reviewed journal!
The article, which just appeared in the new issue (38/2) of Tel Aviv, is a study of the “Negebite Pottery” based on finds at the site of Horbat Shimon, a small Iron Age II site near Tell es-Safi/Gath, which Amit studied in his MA thesis (and will publish it as part of the Safi final publication series).
Here is the title and abstract:
Negebite Pottery beyond the Negev
Amit Dagan
Bar Ilan University
A salvage excavation conducted at the site of Horvat Shimon in the
western Sephelah uncovered a rural site dating to the 8th century BCE.
The excavation revealed a unique mudbrick structure that contained a
rich pottery assemblage with typical wheel-made pottery alongside a
large quantity of handmade vessels similar to ‘Negebite vessels’. The
discovery of this assemblage of handmade vessels calls into question
existing interpretations of the importance of this family. The paper
suggests that the ‘Negebite vessels’ were not a regional phenomenon,
but rather a functional product of rural life.
Mabruk (that’s, more or less, “congratulations” in Arabic) to Amit!
Aren
